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Plainfield Academy for [[#|the Arts]] and Advanced Studies
1700 West Front Street, Plainfield, NJ 07063
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Semana del 22 de abril - 26 de abril, 2013:

El miércoles, 24 de abril de 2013:
• Review and study vocabulary - verbs for food preparation, food, table settings, direct object pronouns, specialty food stores -
• Complete the worksheet: The food stores (use prepositions of place); verbs for food preparation.

El martes, 23 de abril de 2013:
• Review and study vocabulary - verbs for food preparation, food, table settings, direct object pronouns -
• Complete the worksheet: The direct object pronouns

El lunes, 22 de abril de 2013:
• Review and study vocabulary - verbs for food preparation, food, table settings -
• Complete the worksheet




Semana del 15 de abril - 19 de abril, 2013:

El viernes, 19 de abril de 2013:
• Review and study vocabulary -verbs for food preparation, food, table settings-• Complete the "Exit slip"

El jueves, 18 de abril de 2013:
• Review and study vocabulary: - verbs for food preparation, food, table settings -
• Complete the handout

El miércoles, 17 de abril de 2013:
• Review and study vocabulary: - verbs for food preparation, food-

El martes, 16 de abril de 2013:
• Review and study vocabulary sheets - verbs for food preparation -
• Prepare the project's presentation: Friday, April 19;Monday, April 22
• Complete the worksheet.

El lunes, 15 de abril de 2013:• Review and study vocabulary: "Querer and preferir".
• Practice at home. Use the Spanish website.
• Prepare the project's presentation. Tuesday, April 16, Friday, April 19, Monday, April 22



Semana del 8 de abril - 12 de abril, 2013:

El jueves, 11 de abril de 2013:
• Review and study vocabulary: "En la mesa" (table settings) ....
• Complete the worksheet (pag. 153 - 154)
  1. ¡A la mesa!.... Read the text about how a table is set and draw each object in its appropriate place on the table.
  2. ¿Qué falta? .... Read the speech bubbles and write down the name of the thing or things each person needs.
  3. Relaciona.... Match each speech bubble with its corresponding photo and write the number of the bubble below the photo.

• REMINDER: The Second Project:
  • Option # 1 (Group / 2 people) : Build your 3D Dream House and essay. Due: Tuesday, April 9, 2013
(Follow the guidelines and the instructions. First step: Draw the blueprint for your Dream House)
  • Option # 2 (Individual): Research: "La Casa Blanca" (Ponce de León family home - Puerto Rico) Due: Monday, April 8, 2013


El miércoles, 10 de abril de 2013:
• Review and study vocabulary: "En la mesa" (table settings) ....
• REMINDER: The Second Project:
  • Option # 1 (Group / 2 people) : Build your 3D Dream House and essay. Due: Tuesday, April 9, 2013
(Follow the guidelines and the instructions. First step: Draw the blueprint for your Dream House)

  • Option # 2 (Individual): Research: "La Casa Blanca" (Ponce de León family home - Puerto Rico) Due: Monday, April 8, 2013

El martes, 9 de abril de 2013:
• Review and study vocabulary: Adverbios de cantidad (Adverbs of quantity)
• REMINDER: The Second Project:
  • Option # 1 (Group / 2 people) : Build your 3D Dream House and essay. Due: Tuesday, April 9, 2013
(Follow the guidelines and the instructions. First step: Draw the blueprint for your Dream House)

  • Option # 2 (Individual): Research: "La Casa Blanca" (Ponce de León family home - Puerto Rico) Due: Monday, April 8, 2013


El lunes, 8 de abril de 2013:
• Review vocabulary and study (Unit 4: Food, Glorious Food).... "Expresiones útiles"; "Comidas y bebidas"
• REMINDER: The Second Project:
  • Option # 1 (Group / 2 people) : Build your 3D Dream House and essay. Due: Tuesday, April 9, 2013
(Follow the guidelines and the [[#|instructions]]. First step: Draw the blueprint for your Dream House)

  • Option # 2 (Individual): Research: "La Casa Blanca" (Ponce de León family home - Puerto Rico) Due: Monday, April 8, 2013






Semana del 25 de marzo - 29de marzo, 2013:

El lunes, 25 de marzo de 2013:
• Complete the worksheet (Look at the bedroom picture and write six sentences using prepositions and adverbs of places, follow the example given in class)
• REMINDER: The Second Project:
  • Option # 1 (Group / 2 people) : Build your 3D Dream House and essay. Due: Tuesday, April 9, 2013
(Follow the guidelines and the instructions. First step: Draw the blueprint for your Dream House)
  • Option # 2 (Individual): Research: "La Casa Blanca" (Ponce de León family home - Puerto Rico) Due: Wednesday, March 27, 2013





Semana del 18 de marzo - 22 de marzo, 2013:

El viernes, 22 de marzo de 2013:

• Complete the Crossword puzzle and practice (-AR, -ER & -IR Regular Verbs in the present tense, household chores)
• REMINDER: The Second Project:
  • Option # 1 (Group / 2 people) : Build your 3D Dream House and essay. Due: Tuesday, April 9, 2013
(Follow the guidelines and the [[#|instructions]]. First step: Draw the blueprint for your Dream House)

  • Option # 2 (Individual): Research: "La Casa Blanca" (Ponce de León family home - Puerto Rico) Due: Wednesday, March 27, 2013

El martes, 19 de marzo / El miércoles, 20 de marzo / El jueves, 21 de marzo de 2013:
• Study for Test: Friday, March 22, 2013 (-AR, -ER & -IR Regular Verbs in the present tense, parts of the house, household chores with frequency, obligations with "tener que")
NOTE ABOUT YOUR PROJECT: If you are going to work on the first option (Make a 3D House) you should have the [[#|floor]] plan ready (blueprint) and start your essay (follow the project's guidelines). If you selected the second option, you should type your project and prepare your script with Power Point (Due: Wednesday, March 27)

El lunes, 18 de marzo de 2013:
• Study for Test: Friday, March 22, 2013 (-AR, -ER & -IR Regular Verbs in the present tense, parts of the house, household chores with frequency, obligations with "tener que")
NOTE: Tomorrow we are going to work on the projects







Semana del 11 de marzo - 15 de marzo, 2013:

El viernes, 15 de marzo de 2013:
• Study for Test: Monday, March 18, 2013 (-AR, -ER & -IR Regular Verbs in the present tense, parts of the house, household chores with frequency, obligations with "tener que")
NOTE: The test postponed to Friday, March 22, 2013
El jueves, 14 de marzo de 2013:
• Study for Test: Monday, March 18, 2013 (-AR, -ER & -IR Regular Verbs in the present tense, parts of the house, household chores with frequency, obligations with "tener que") .

• Complete the worksheet: "Prueba: Desafio 4":
  • Actividades de ocio.... Match each statement with the corresponding illustration.
  • La Agenda de Marco....Complete Marco's agenda by writing the missing information in each sentence.
  • Obligaciones o aficiones.... Complete the statements using "tener que" and "tener ganas de" forms.
  • La fiesta.... You and you friends are going to have a party. You tell your mother what each of you is going to do to clean the house. Use the verbs in parentheses.

• REMINDER: The Second Project:
  • Option # 1 (Group / 2 people) : Build your 3D Dream House and essay. Due: Tuesday, April 9, 2013

(Follow the guidelines and the instructions. First step: Draw the blueprint for your Dream House)

Option # 2 (Individual): Research: "La Casa Blanca" (Ponce de León family home - Puerto Rico) Due: Wednesday, March 27, 2013


El miércoles, 13 de marzo de 2013:
• Study for Test: Monday, March 18, 2013 (-AR, -ER & -IR Regular Verbs in the present tense, parts of the house, household chores with frequency, obligations with "tener que")


• Complete the worksheet about "Puerto Rico"... Desafios del Caribe (Page 63-64)

  • Casas y Jardines.... (Read each caption and write the letter of the picture that is being described in each case)
  • Como es la casa?.... (Write a sentence that describes each home. Use the words in the box)
  • Expresiones utiles.... (Match each expression in column A with its appropriate function in column B. Then complete each sentence with an appropriate expression)

• REMINDER: The Second Project:
  • Option # 1 (Group / 2 people) : Build your 3D Dream House and essay. Due: Tuesday, April 9, 2013

(Follow the guidelines and the instructions. First step: Draw the blueprint for your Dream House)


Option # 2 (Individual): Research: "La Casa Blanca" (Ponce de León family home - Puerto Rico) Due: Wednesday, March 27, 2013

El martes, 12 de marzo de 2013:
• Study for Test: Monday, March 18, 2013 (-AR, -ER & -IR Regular Verbs in the present tense, parts of the house, household chores with frequency, obligations with "tener que")

• REMINDER: The Second Project:
  • Option # 1 (Group / 2 people) : Build your 3D Dream House and essay. Due: Tuesday, April 9, 2013

(Follow the guidelines and the instructions. First step: Draw the blueprint for your Dream House)

  • Option # 2 (Individual): Research: "La Casa Blanca" (Ponce de León family home - Puerto Rico) Due: Wednesday, March 27, 2013


El lunes, 11 de marzo de 2013:
• Study for Test: Monday, March 18, 2013 (-AR, -ER & -IR Regular Verbs in the present tense, parts of the house, household chores with frequency, obligations with "tener que")

Review vocabulary and practice at home with the Spanish Website for 8th Grade (Activities section).




Semana del 4 de marzo - 8 de marzo, 2013:
El viernes, 8 de marzo de 2013:
• Test: Monday, March 18, 2013
Review vocabulary and practice at home with the Spanish Website for 8th Grade (Activities section).

El jueves, 7 de marzo de 2013:
• Complete the worksheet "Verbos regulares y frecuencia"


El miércoles, 6 de marzo de 2013:
• Complete the worksheet "Verbos regulares en -er y en -ir - Presente".... # 67 & 70... # 68 will be completed in-class


• Review vocabulary and practice at home with the Spanish Website for 8th Grade (Activities section).


El martes, 5 de marzo de 2013:
• Complete the Crossword Puzzle. "Spanish regular -ar verbs"

• Review vocabulary and practice at home with the Spanish Website for 8th Grade (Activities section).

El lunes, 4 de marzo de 2013:
• Complete the worksheet: "Actividad: Mi Vida Loca"





Semana del 25 de febrero - 1 de marzo, 2013:

El viernes, 1 de marzo de 2013:
• Complete the worksheet: "Desafío 3: Verbos Regulares en -AR presente indicative"

  1. "En mi casa".... Circle the appropriate verb form in order to complete each sentence.
  2. "Tareas"... Write a sentence describing each of the following pictures.
  3. "La familia y las tareas"... Complete the text with the conjugated forms of the following verbs.
  4. "¿Quién y dónde".... Combine words and phrases from each of the boxes and write four original sentences.
  5. "Las tareas en mi casa".... Write a similar text to the one in activity 36 explaining the chore distribution in your home.

• Review vocabulary and practice at home with the Spanish Website for 8th Grade (Activities section).
El jueves, 28 de febrero de 2013:• Complete the -AR Verbs worksheet.Project:

  • Option # 1 (Group / 2 people) : Build your 3D Dream House and essay. Due: Tuesday, April 9m, 2013
  • Option # 2 (Individual): Research: "La Casa Blanca" (Ponce de León family home - Puerto Rico) Due: Wednesday, March 27, 2013

• Review vocabulary and practice at home with the Spanish Website for 8th Grade (Activities section):
El miércoles, 27 de febrero de 2013:
• Complete "Verbos que terminan en -ar", vocabulary.


  1. "Write the stems of the verbs"
  2. "Write the -ar endings for each of the subject pronouns"
  3. "Write the correct form for each subject for the verbs"

• Review vocabulary and practice at home with the Spanish Website for 8th Grade (Activities section):
  1. Actividad: "Los Quehaceres"
  2. Actividad: "La casa"

El martes, 26 de febrero de 2013:
• Homework: Complete the worksheet titled: "Unidad 2: Puerto Rico" Prueba: Desafío 1 (pag.94-103)


  1. "Partes de la casa" .... Match the illustrations with the correct vocabulary word.
  2. "¿Qué hay en casa?".... Choose the correct word to fill each blank in the paragraph.
  3. "¿Dónde está?.... Fill in the blanks to describe where each item is (Use prepositions and adverbs of place)

• Homework # 2: If you did not complete your activity in class titled: "Prueba: Desafio 3".

Review vocabulary and practice at home with the Spanish Website for 8th Grade (Activities section)


  1. Actividad: "Los Quehaceres"
  2. Actividad: "La Casa"

El lunes, 25 de febrero de 2013:

• Review vocabulary and practice at home with the Spanish Website for 8th Grade (Activities section)

  1. Actividad: "Los Quehaceres"
  2. Actividad: "La Casa"





Semana del 18 de febrero - 22 de febrero, 2013:

El viernes, 22 de febrero de 2013:• Complete the worksheet about "La casa" pag. 71-72

  1. "Soy arquitecto"... Read the information about Pedro's house and draw a floor plan. Label each room.
  2. "Se vende".... Read and ad and circle the letter of the picture being described (write a similar ad for one of the other two homes)
  3. "Yo vivo aqui".... Make a drawing of your own home and write a description.

• Review vocabulary and practice at home with the Spanish Website's activities:

El jueves, 21 de febrero de 2013:
• Complete the worksheet about prepositions and adverbs of place, and household chores

  1. "Look at the following pictures. Then supply the missing words in each sentence to tell where everything is located. The first one has been done for you."
  2. "Identify the chore that is being done in each picture."
  3. "In Spanish, name one chore associated with each part of the house."

• Note: As you know if you did not complete your online test today, you are going to have the chance to complete it tomorrow. Bring your username and password. Study and practice at home.
El miércoles, 20 de febrero de 2013:
• Study for your test due tomorrow.
El martes, 19 de febrero de 2013:
• Study for your test (Thursday, February 21) .....[Use your vocabulary sheets, guidelines and notes about: Prepositions and adverbs of place, Parts of a house, Perimeter and area]

• Complete the activity: "Las tareas domesticas", pag. 81-82 (use "El vocabulario")

  1. "Write the name of the activity that corresponds to each photo"
  2. "Read Tim's to-do list and rewrite it correctly"
  3. "Observa y Escribe: Look at the following pictures and write the chore that needs to be done in each case"




Semana del 11 de febrero - 15 de febrero, 2013:
El viernes, 15 de febrero de 2013:
• Complete the activity: "Desafio 2, Comunicacion" Page 79-80

  1. "La sala de mi casa" (Read the descriptions of three living rooms and draw lines in order to match each one with its corresponding picture)
  2. "Observa y responde" (Study the photo of this luxuri suite, then read the following sentences and mark if they are true (C) or false (F)... And complete the sentences with the pieces of furniture that are missing and then describe the suite)
  3. "Observa y completa" (Look at the picture, read the answers, and complete each question with an appropriate expression)... Use prepositions and adverbs of place (adelante de/enfrente de/ sobre/al lado de/ a la derecha/ a la izquierda/....
  4. Draw a floor plan of the greatest bedroom ever and write its description. Say how many windows and doors it has, what furniture and appliances it has, and where each thing is located.
• Study for your test (Thursday, February 21) .....[Use your vocabulary sheets, guidelines and notes about: Prepositions and adverbs of place, Parts of a house, Perimeter and area]
El jueves, 14 de febrero de 2013:• Complete the activity: "La casa: El area y el perimetro"...

  1. "Look at this plan of a house and find the area of each room"
  2. "Look at this plan of a house and find the perimeter of each bedroom, bathrooms, dinner room and kitchen.

• Note: Your online test for tomorrow was canceled (due Middle school dance) and rescheduled for next week (Thursday, February 21) in-class.
Study for your test (Thursday, February 21) .....[Use your vocabulary sheets, guidelines and notes about: Prepositions and adverbs of place, Parts of a house, Perimeter and area]


El miércoles, 13 de febrero de 2013:
• Complete the worksheet about "Expresar lugar", pages 77-78............(Where are they located)

El martes, 12 de febrero de 2013:
• Complete the worksheet about "El verbo haber" - pag.75-76.............. (hay + noun there is/are) / (no hay + noun there is not / are not)






Semana del 4 de febrero - 8 de febrero, 2013:

El viernes, 8 de febrero de 2013:
• Complete la actividad: "¿Cómo se dice? (Complete the sentence using prepositions)" - Homework for 3rd and 7th Period.
• Study for your test (online test: Friday, February 15)

El jueves, 7 de febrero de 2013:
• Complete la actividad: "Mi Vida Loca"

El miércoles, 6 de febrero de 2013:
• Group A: "Lee el libro: Páginas 85-89" (¡Viva el español!) y complete la actividad, página 87.• Group B: "Lee: Diego y Frida - página 34 y complete la página 35 (You received this document two weeks ago).

El martes, 5 de febrero de 2013:
• On the paper that you received: Draw your house (front) and describe it. Then, on the back of that paper, draw and describe your bedroom (Follow the model given and use the vocabulary).

Voicethread Project due: Friday, February 8, 2013
- Oral project from Monday, January 28 to Friday, February 8, 2013 -• Select five classes from your school schedule and write about them (describe your selected classes and teachers according to instructions and format given in class and say what do you need for each class in Spanish)
• Then, give your written sentences to your teacher.
• Type your document after teacher's review.
• Use your sentences to answer questions and record your voice using "voicethread" program.
Reminder: If you do not have access to internet or computer at home, you should complete the Oral Project during your 5th (lunch time) or 10th period (study skills); at Spanish Classroom.